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Old May 30, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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"The Tojan Man"

Any one ever see one of these before?

Tojan Firebird

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Old May 30, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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Jim,

It's actually "Tojan".

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Old May 30, 2003 | 11:22 PM
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My bad dare i say edit ...
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Old May 30, 2003 | 11:56 PM
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I have never seen one of those and I never want to see one again. That is ugly as hell.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:01 AM
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I don't know why they even made those cars...
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:39 AM
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Well I think that it looks pretty damn awesome.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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I'd have one, but that wing would have to go.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 08:01 AM
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$15,000 for a car with aftermarket wheels and a huge rear wing.
"A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE" I guess that would hold true for anyone buying it.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 10:49 AM
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Actually it's not not that bad, I kinda dig it, after looking into it more they have 1984 convertible too. They usually have really low miles on them like 30,000 and under. I saw one that sold at auctions for 6900 in atlantic city, but no specs. Nice rip off of the countach wing though on tojan's part. Wish they did more to the interior then just the woodgrain. It said they were over 60,000 when new. For just an appearence package i think the price is over kill, I'm surprised their were more then 2 made
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Old May 31, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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Also anyone notice they use the same wheels the evolutione kit uses? Same brand and everything
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Old May 31, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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How about 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Stiletto?
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Old May 31, 2003 | 10:54 AM
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here is the pic
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Old May 31, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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another one
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Old May 31, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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That's just a ferrari 308 kit for a camaro like the testorossa kit, least the tojan was kind of original
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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i dont like the wing too much, its kinda weird looking.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Old May 31, 2003 | 08:28 PM
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I'm glad its a rare car... I don't wanna see 50 million of those around
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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 02:22 AM
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theres one around that goes to the local car shows. It look a WHOLE lot better then that thing. Its on a 89 bird, and the engine was all polished out and looked very sweet. Dont like the hood, but im a big fan of the notch.
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